Stamping and numbering machine.



E. W. CROSSAN. STAMPING AND NUMBBBING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23,1906.

Patented 001). 27, 1908.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 hausses E, W. GRGSSAN.

STAMHNG AND NUMBERING MACHINE.

APLIGATON FLED JUNE 23,1906.

Patented 0G55. 27,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

EvAN w. cRossAN, or WILMINGTON, DELAwAIzz-J.

s'rmme AND NUMBEBING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed June 23. 1906. VSerial No. 323,022.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVAN -W. CRssAN,'a

citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, in the county of lNewcastle and State of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stamping and Numbering Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable hand stamps or numbering machines ofthe type wherein a series of printing or character disksror supports are employed, the same being mounted upon a reciprocatory yoke or frame and it is the primary 0bject of the invention to provide novel means for readily independentl yadjusting the print# ing or character disks or supports.

The invention includes novel and efficient means for adjusting the respective printing or character bearing cylindrical disksnor su ports without the necessity of bringing t e ands of the user into contact with said supports.

The invention further contem lates new and improved means for indepen ently indieating the various positions of the respective printing disks, without having to disarrange the normal position of the machine, to bring into view the characters on the disks themselves.

The invention also comprises an improved inelosing casing for the working parts of the apparatus, and means whereby the positions of the printing disks or supports, are indicated through the upper part of the casing.

Novel meansare further provided for separating the usual inking pad from the' printing disks or supports and locking the former in its separated position, whereby the ad'ustnient of the disks as above described, -will not be hindered o1' impaired. i

Other novel features in the construction and arrangement of parts will be more fully brought out in the detailed description following which should be read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a art hereof, and wherein a referable em? )odiment ol the invention is disclosedfor the purpose of illustration.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, Fig. 2 is a side eleva-tion having portions broken. away for the 'purpose of clearness, Fig. 3 is an end elevation, Fig. 4

is a vertical section, Fig. 5 is a detailed view of parts detached for the purpose ofv clear-- ness.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein Alike reference c aracters refer to corresponding `parts in the several views, 1, 1 designate oppositely disposed upright supports connected at their upper ends. by a cross baror plate 2 preferably enlarged centrally and havin a vertical elongation 3 which latter has a longitudinal aperture 3a therethrough. V 4 represents a vertical operatingstem arrangedto pass through the apertured portion 3* of the vertical extension 3 and connected to the upperpart of a casing 5 fitted4 between the uprightl supports and arranged to carry the printing -disksor cylinders, to gether with the .adjusting nieans'therefor, all of which to be more particularly described hereinafter. I Passin transversely through the stem 4 at a point elow the cross bar 2, is a key or pin 6, arranged to pass through a collar 6a of the casing 5 and detachably secure the casin to said stem, which said latter is preferab y hollow for the` Areception of a spring member 7 arranged to contact at its upper endia knob 8 mounted upon the to of' the stem. A convenient support for t e lower end of the springI comprises a key 9 mounted upon thever'tical extension 3 and passing transversely through oppositely disposed longitudinally extended slotted portions 10 of said stem. The said key 9 is 'preferably slidable transversely through a slot in said tubularextension, and has enlarged portions 9a arranged to engage complementary enlarged ortions 10al of said slots, for apurpose to e hereinafter eX- plained. It will be noted that in normal' On the other hand should the stem- 9 the stem may be locked in this po- 1 0-5 11 designates acylinderhaving centrar arranged pintlesgltsit's ,respective en,l I

yadapted'to passth'mugh oppositely" disposed 1, i. illustrated, theV heads extending Without the either direction, the said disks carrying upon i the sides of the casing 5,.the at one end a iiange surrounding one opening,

. ters or characters, n on the adjacent printing disks' lvgand to one side of said, disks 181s arranged a gear wheel,

until the dog Z2 ism registration'with onc 1 l' gear wheels 1) and gears .5 preferably inteto be engagedby suitablceoperating means,

rounding its -openin .coperating printing disk', and siaced acsparireL lowrof' the movement of the gears- 25. The intermediate or transmission disks23 are rotatably mounted on a shaft'QG mounted on the lcasing 5.

apertures inthe respective sides of the casing 5 and slidably engage within vertically arranged guid'eways 13 upon tliexuprights Screws form convenient pintles, as'

27 designates an Hiking attachment, connprights. Upon the lcylinder 1 1 are a'seiies venientlya par-lof ordinary construction noro printing disks 14 fixed against longitudinal mall'y positioned beneath the lowermost movement but independently rotatabley in. characters onthe respective printing cylinders 1.4. A convenient connecting means for the -inking .pad com rises arms 28 extending upwardly at anang e at the respective ends o the padand removably pivoted at .their u per ends by a pintle 28b to -an offset portion 28 of the uprights 1, l. Links-29 are pivoted at one end to the arms intermediate their ends and at their upper ends to the reciprocating 'casing 5. It will thus be seen that Aastlie stamp their peripheryv numerals, letters or other characters, according to the use oi the ma.. chine. `The periphery of each of said disks '14 .is provided with a reduced portion Jform.- ing an ann'ularshoulder 15 preferably integraltherewith and' constituting a gear wheel whereby movement may be 1m yarted tothe disk 14 .without bringing the ands of the user into direct .contact therewith.

` 16 .lesignates acylinder arranged to pass at its respective ends through openings in cylinder'having 16, overlapping the wal and at its opposite endaknobior handleL 17. ZThe cylinder is rotatable, movement. beingimparted thereto by thesaid handle 1K7 which extends without the casing 5. Mounted uponthecylinder 16 `are va series of ldisks 18., which are termed'drivev disks for convenience, and `correspond in number to the number of printing dis s 14. The drive disks are fixed against longitudinal linovenrien't but are loose upn the cylinder 16, whereby the latter may ro tate independently thereof. Eachorn said 'disks lhasupon its periphery numerals, letcorresponding to those' adjacent to and away-'from the operative face of the printing disks.

3() isla 'base orbettom tween the l uprights 1 l an" atv their lower' ends, the latehaving a slot 3l.' extending longitudine y thereof to admit .of the passage.. therethrough of the several printing. char/"Leters r which `are lowerrnost upon the disks. The casing 5 is preferably constructed ofsheet metal and is formed to `extend' over the 'respective cylinders and ongitudinally in'its upper portion.l at 5a for the purpose of presenting p `aeters appearing upon the respective cylinders 18 and" thereby lindicate the corresponding character whiclris' in printing posi 'on upon the disk 14, the g shaped with this pur ose in view, and the cut away portion .5 eing oi a width only to expose one character on the, respective cylinders/i1 at a time, that ist the/characters which are/in'alinement. I

The operation .of the parts thus iar set forth may be briefly described as'follows: It being desired to' change the position'of Athe respective characters on the ders 14, the operator irst imparts downward movement to the portions 1()a of the slots 10 are in ,armement with thefpin or key 9", when the latter will be `slid to bring the enlarged' portions thereoi1 into engagement with the. enlarged vportions oi.' the slotsyvthercby the stem 4 is locked .from further4 movement. 1n this position it 19, preferably inte ral therewith. Mount# edV ina/loigitu'dinaI slotted portion 16]D of said'f'cylinderifl is aslidable key 20 )a'ssingy at onefend throughan aperture in t ie/liandle 174v and 7terminating at said end ina knob 21.l r,At the opposite end of the key is an out- Each of the disks 18 has a series ofnotclies 20a around the walls sur-- rs, the number corre spending to thc numier of characters on the bordingly. ltvis )illus seen 'that t key 2()- Inay be slid longitudinally along the cylinder of the notches/oi the disk to which it is desired to impart movemcl'it.` When in such registration the key constitutes a clutch'be- Itween the disk and the cylinder. '.lhc motion o1"- the gear wheels 19 is trai'ismitted to the printing disks or cylinders 14 through the 'ntermediatedisks 23"/ dediuin of a serios oi carrying 'pinions 24 arranged to engage the been moved from operative. relation to the printing disloby reason of' its connection with the casing and uprightsfand movement may be imparted to the disks in eitherdireetion 20 is then moved 'longitudinally Within-the slot 10 of the casing .5; Y i

Spring actuated dogs 32 of any convepientV construction, one for each (diskY 18 areniranged upon the inner surface ofthe casing 5 gral'with the pinions, arranged tovrcngage 1 the gears on the'ila'nge 15'01" the printing disks, thesaid disks 18 being cut away to al-L late extending be'- connected thereto l i caring, the same being slotted or cut away` to view the charwill be noted that the inking pad will have.

Iwithout contacting the-said pad; The ykey is operated the pad, through i the me iiuni of its connection, will be swungv aring being sized. and

printing cylin- A stem 4 until the] enlarged enanas and are adapted to engage the gears 19 to revent accidental movement thereof after iieing set in desiredposition.

` in order that the key-20 will move but one s ace at a time, that is a distance equal to t 1e distance between the respective cylinders 18, a spring actuated dog 33 is provided withi-n a slotted portion of the knob 17, the dog beine arranged to engage notches or shoulders 34 upon the hey, and spaced from one another a distance equal to the space between the adjacent cylinders 18, The dogl 33 also operates to retain the key in its adjusted positions. Aitor the arts have been adjusted above pointe out, the key is released 'from locking position relative to the siem, when the casing and the several parts carried thereby may be moved downwardly to stamping position by pressing upon the handie 8. The parts are normally held in elevated position by the upward pressure of the spring 7 Within the stem. i The casing 'and the parts carriedthere- Within may readily be detached from the uprights and operating stern -for any desired purpose, when necessary by simply removing the pin 6, screws l2, and pintles 281.

I cla-inizl. In a machine of theeharacter described,

` a. printing Wheel, a gear Wheel for rotating the drive gear to one side thereof, the same being viewable troni the outside of the casing to indicate the respective positions oil said printing Wheel.

2. Ina hand' stamp, oppositely disposed upright supports, a reciprocating printing device including' a cylindrical support having at opposite ends pintles arranged to pass through elongated slots in the respective upright supports, printing disks mounted upon said cylindrical support, means for imparting rotary movementto any of said printing disks includingr a series of disks mounted upon a. suitable support, an inclosino casing 1 er said printingl disks and operating mechanism, a realtor in'iparting reciprocaiory movement 'to said easing' and the parts carried thereby, means arranged outside of the upright supports to detachably engage the protruding: ends ot the pintles of the cylindrical 'simpert for the printing disk, and a detac'h- 1 able connection between the rod and casing, whereby the parts ma)Y be disengaged from said supports.

in a hand stamp, a printing device, a reciprocating rod therefor, means for' locking the rod intermediate its limits of movement, including' hey arranged lo pass through a slotted portion oll said rod, the said key having a shoulder thereon arranged to engage with an enlarged portion intermediate the ends ol'ithc slot in thc rod, an inician' attachment l'or the printinp7l dii-vico, moans l'or spacing,` the inkiug' attachment l'rom the printing a part arranged to engage the rod to lock the rod with the parts carried thereby from movement relative to the frame, in combination with a rotatable member carried by the frame and cooperating gearing on thc rotatable'member and priiiting deviceI lor rotating the printing device, when the'rod is locked from n'iovcment.

5. In a hand stamp, a traine, an linking pad, a printing device, a reciprocating support therefor, the support having a longitudinal slot therein i'or the ci' a transversely extending guido pin mounted on said frame, the said pin, the said support being spring' pressed, and the said pin beim?r movable and having,n a shoulder thereon arranged to engage with an enlarged portion intermediate the ends of the slot in the support to lock the same' from movement a point where the printing device will be spaced from the inliing pad, and means for adjusting the pri nting device when thus separated.

6. In a machine of the character described, a printing device comprising a plurality of dislis having characters on the periphery thereof and a reduced gear portion, a series ot rotatable members in engagement with said printingr wheels, a cylindrical support for said rotatable members, means on the support for coupling any one of said rotatable members thereto, and a reciprocating support for said printing-wheels and rotatable members. r Y

7. ln a machine of the character described, a series oi' rotatable printing disks, means for imparting rotation thereto, including' a series ot drive wheels, one tor each printing wheel, intermesl'iing gearing on the disks and wheels a cylindrical support upon which said drive wheels are rotatably mounted, means for imparting: rotatable movement to the support, and a key mounted on the support for slidable movement arranged to clutch one of said wheels to the support, whereby movement will be imparted to the cooperating' printing wheel, a carrier cf `nmon to said printing disks,

'will be imparted to movement arranged to c driving Wheels and support, means for reciprocating the carrier and means for retaining the latter in adjusted position.

8. In a machine ol the character described, a series of rotatable printing disks, means for imparting rotation thereto, including a series of drive wheels, one for each rinting wheel, a cylindrical sup ort upon which said. drive wheels are rotate sly mounted, means for iin.- parting rotatable movement to the support, a key mounted on the support for shdable movement arranged to clutch one of said wheels to saidv support, whereby movementJ the cooperating printing wheel, and spring actuated means for locking the key in its respective positions. l

9. In a machine of the character described, a series of rotatable printing disks, means for imparting rotation thereto, including a series of drive wheels, one for each printing wheel, ar cylindrical support upon which said drive wheels are rotatably mounted, means for imparting rotatable movement to the support,

a key mounted on thesu port for slidable liitch one ot said wheelsto said support, whereby movement will be imparted to the cooperating printing wheel, a series oi shoulders on said key equal in number to the number of printing wheels, l

and a spring actuated dog arranged tol engage said shoulders. '1.0.' In a machine of the character described, a series of rotatable printing disks, means for imparting rotation thereto, including a series of drive Wheels, one for each printing- Wheel, a 'cylindrical' support upon which said'y drive wheels are rotatablyv mountedp means for imparting rotatable movement to the support, a key mounted on the sup ort 'for slidablc movement arranged to eluted one of saidwheels to said support, whereby movement Awill be imparted'to the cooperating printing wheel, spring. actuated means forlocking the key in its respective positions, and means for retaining the remaining drive wheels from movement.

11. In a machine ol the character described, a rotatable irinting disk, means for imparting rotation t creto, including a drive wheel, a cylindrical support upon which said drive wheel is rotatably mounted, means for impartimy rotatable movement to the support, 'and1 means on the support arranged to discngage said drive' wheel to and a reciprocatclutchv the samel thereto,

ing casing upon which said printing disks,

drive Wheel and cooperating connections are mounted.

12. In a machine oi' the character described, a series ci shi'ttable printing disks, means for imparting rotation thereto including a series o'l' drive W'hccls one for cach printing disk, having a\ccntral aperture with a series of notches in the walls surrounding the same, a cylindrical support upon which said drive Wheels are rotatably mounted, meansfor rotating the support, spring actuated means for normally retaining the respective Wheels from movement, and a key I on the support and rotatable therewith', having a dog arranged to engage one of the internal notches oi' one of the drive Wheels to lock the same to said support and rotate the coperating printing wheel. A 13. In a machine of the character described, a rotatable printing disk, for rotating -the'same t0' present diiierent characters appearing thereony to ,printing position, the said ble cylinder, a drive wheel rotatably mounted to the cylinder, and an intermediate transmission Wheeli the latter being normally printinlg disk.' f

14. scribed, a rotatable printing disk, eans for rotating the same ng acters appearing thereon to printi the said means including a retatablec 'a drive lwheel loosely means for coupling the drive wheel to the cylinder, and an intermediate transmission wheel the latter normally connected respectively wi'th `said drive Wheel and printing disk, and a reciprocating support for each of said Wheels.

15. In a machine .of the character described, a series of parallel printing disks independently rotatable, a seriesof independently rotatable parallel drive disks, one for each printing disk, operative connection be-l tween the drive and printing disks, means Jfor liiider,

disks to independently rotate the same,.including a dog slidable longitudinally of and within the drive disks, ands ring actuated means in engagement with t e drive disks operating to normally retain the same from movement.

16. In a hand stamp, oppositely dis osed uprights, a series of arallel printing dis cs, independently rotata le', a series of independ- 'ently rotatable parallel drive disks, one for i each printing disk, aseries of independently l rotatable parallel transmission wheels arranged'intermediate the drive disk and print-'i ino' disks for transmitting the power of the d rive disks to the printing disks, means for imparting movement to any one of sind drive disks to operate the cooperating transi mission wheels and printing disks, independently of the others, and a casing carrylving the said disks, wheels and operating l parts, movable longitudinally relative tosald uprights.

mounted" means including a rotatathereon, means Jf orcoupling the drive Wheel l geared respectively with the-drive wheel and l n a machine /oi the character de-` mounted t ereon,v

imparting movement to any one of said drive.

and means to' present diffe ,ent char-v 1 f position,

| 17. In av machine of the Acharacter de-lv scribed a series of parallel printing disks ill-,-

dependently rotatable, a series of independ-r i each printing disk, operative connection between the drive and printing disks, means for imparting movement to any one of said drive disks independently of the other, includinga rotatable cylinder, ,la handle therefor, and a key for coupling any one of the drive disks' to the cylinder, 1f the same being slidably mounted within a slotted portion of the cylinder and extended through the handle and terminating in a knob.

18. In a machine of the character described, a series of printing disks independ.

` and a series of notches around said opening,

and said key having a dog arranged to engage one of said notches, in combination with means automatically exerting a retardingaetion on said key at regular intervals as it is slid longitudinally of the cylinder.

19. In a machine of the character described, a series of printing disks independently rotatable, a seriesvof ii'nlepeiulently ro tat able. parallel drive disks, onei'or each printing disk, operative connection between the drive and printing disks, means for imparting movement to any one of said drive disks independently of the other, including a cylinder and a key slidably mounted in a longitudinally extended vslot in the cylinder, the

,said drive disks having a central olwning whereby they are mounted on the cylinder, and a series of notches around said opening, and said key having a dog arranged to en gage oneof said notches, in combination with means for retaining the key in its adjusted positions.

20. In a machine olfV the charzu'tcr dcscribed, a series o'l`v printing disks independently rotatable, a series oll indepeiulentiy rotatable parallel drive disks, one for each 'printing disk, operative coniwction between the drive and printing disks, means i'or imparting movement to any one oi said drive disks independently of the other, including a cylinder and a key slidably mounted in a longitudinallyextended slot in the cylinder, the

said drive disks having a central opening whereby they are mounted on the cylinder,

' and a series ol' notches around said opening, .and said key having a dog arranged to engage one of said notches, in combination with means for retaining the key in its adjusted positions comprising a spring actuated dog in engagement therewith.

ill. ln a machine of the characterfdescribed, a series of printing disks independently rotatable, a series of independently ro tatable parallel drive v disks, one for each printing disk, operative connection between the drive and printing disks, means tor impartino` movement to any one of said drive disks independently of the other, ineludin g a cylinder and a key slidably mounted in a longitudinally extended slot in the cylinder, the said drive disks having a central opening whereby they are mounted on the cylinder,y and a series of notches around said opening, and said key having a dog arranged to en gage one of said notches, in combination with means for retaining the key in its adjusted position, including a spring actuated dog ar ranged to engage notches or shoulders on the key, v the said notches or shoulders being spaced from one another a distance equal to that between the adjacent drive disks.

22.* In a machine oi thel character dcscribed, a support including uprights and a connecting bar at the upper end thereof, an operating stem slidably mounted in an aper ture of said bar, a series of printing wheels, a cylindrical support for the wheels, a supplemental cylindrical support, drive disks for said wheels on'the supplemental support, detachable pintles at opposite. ends o'l' said cylindnical support for the printing wheels slidably mounted in elongated slots in said uprights, an inclosing casing for said cylindrical supports, printing wheels and disks, and a detachable yconnection between' said casing and said operating stem.

'23. [n a machine o'lthe charm-.ter described, upright supports and a connecting bar at thel upper end thereo'l, an operating stem slidable within an aperture of said bar, a cylindrical support, a series of printing wheels loosely mounted for rotation in either direction upon said cylindrical support, an inclosing casing for said cylindrical support and printing wheels, means for imparting ro- .tary movement to said wheels including a series o'l disks upon a support within said casing, said disk support, a connection between said casing and operating stem, and pintles at the respective ends of said cylindrical support passing through said casing and slidable within longitudinally vextended slotted portions oi' said upright supports.

. 24. In a hand stamp, oppositely disposed upright supports, a reciprocating printing device including a series of rotatable wheels mounted within said sup iort, a series oi rotatable drive disks one or each wheel also mounted within the support, an inking device, and means connected with said inking device, for retaining the same in inking position relative to said wheels when the latter are in their uppermostl position, and for spacing said Vinking device'froln said wheels when downward movement is imparted tending upwardly at an Vangle ebtheiespeci in presence -of UWG Witnesses. Y tive ends ofthe inkinv device V vote to the f f said uprightsupports -:md in s pvoted t9,1 I I AN CROSSAN 5 saidmms intermediate their endsvaynd. to/a 1 lytnesses:

easing carded by said Wheels, and the said/V ANNA F. ALLES', easing. l GEO. H.' HOLLIS. 

